what is a 'Period'? and why do women have periods?

Question

why are they called this? All i know is that every few months a young woman has got to bandage herself up because she bleeds down below. whats the score here?

Answer 1

Menstruation is the part of the menstrual cycle in which the uterine lining (endometrium) is shed. Menstrual cycles occur exclusively in humans and other great apes. The females of other mammalian species experience an estrus, in which the endometrium is reabsorbed by the animal at the end of its reproductive cycle. Eumenorrhea denotes normal, regular menstruation that lasts for a few days (usually 3 to 5 days, but anywhere from 2 to 7 days is considered normal). The average blood loss during menstruation is 35 millilitres with 10-80 mL considered normal; many females also notice shedding of the endometrium lining that appears as tissue mixed with the blood. An enzyme called plasmin — contained in the endometrium — tends to inhibit the blood from clotting. Because of this blood loss, females have higher dietary requirements for iron than do males to prevent iron deficiency. Many females experience uterine cramps, also referred to as dysmenorrhea, during this time. A vast industry has grown to provide sanitary products to help manage menses.

Menstruation is the most visible phase of the menstrual cycle. Menstrual cycles are counted from the first day of menstrual bleeding, because the onset of menstruation corresponds closely with the hormonal cycle.

The evolutionary impetus for menstruation remains somewhat unclear. Most mammals reabsorb the uterine lining during their oestral cycle. The ancient writer Hippocrates considered that menstruation was intended to cleanse the body of "evil humours", and modern evolutionary biologist Margie Profet contends that the primary function of menstruation is to remove sperm-borne pathogens from the uterus. In support of this theory, she has pointed to the relatively high levels of macrophages in menstrual blood. Anthropologist Beverly Strassmann has posited that the energy savings of not having to continuously maintain the uterine lining more than offsets the blood loss of menstruation. Currently, however, no single explanation of the evolutionary purpose of menstruation is accepted. Beginning in 1971, some research suggested that menstrual cycles of co-habiting human females became synchronized. Anthropologists such as Desmond Morris and Chris Knight hypothesised that in hunter-gatherer societies, males would go on hunting journeys whilst the females of the tribe were menstruating, speculating that the females would not have been as receptive to sexual relations while menstruating. However, there is currently significant dispute as to whether menstrual synchrony exists, with one writer characterizing the prosynchrony position as "third and long".

Answer 2

The menstrual cycle / Period is a recurring cycle of physiological changes in the females of some animal species that is associated with reproductive fertility.

Menstruation is also called menstrual bleeding, menses, or a period. This bleeding serves as a sign that a woman has not become pregnant. (However, this cannot be taken as certainty, as sometimes there is some bleeding in early pregnancy.) During the reproductive years, failure to menstruate may provide the first indication to a woman that she may have become pregnant. A woman might say that her "period is late" when an expected menstruation has not started and she might have become pregnant.

Eumenorrhea denotes normal, regular menstruation that lasts for a few days (usually 3 to 5 days, but anywhere from 2 to 7 days is considered normal). The average blood loss during menstruation is 35 millilitres with 10-80 mL considered normal;[5] many women also notice shedding of the endometrium lining that appears as tissue mixed with the blood. An enzyme called plasmin — contained in the endometrium — tends to inhibit the blood from clotting. Because of this blood loss, women have higher dietary requirements for iron than do males to prevent iron deficiency. Many women experience uterine cramps during this time. (Severe cramps or other symptoms are called dysmenorrhea.) A vast industry has grown to provide sanitary products to help women to manage their menses.

Answer 3

lmao!


well where do i start here ... ok EVERY MONTH ... a woman ovulates ... this is when her body goes through a process to have a baby ... when a baby isnt processed ... there is all this access blood that you body produced through the ovulation process ... so it needs to release it ... do you have a "period"
the "period" is just a nice nick name - during this period your body releases the blood - this process takes anywhere from 2 - 7 days. and we dont bandage ourselves up .. we just use either tampons .... or pads to stop the bleeding from hitting our underwear.


i hope this helped .. but if you go to www.google.com and enter in " Menstrual Cycle " which is the real name for a period ... a bunch of sites will come up that will help explain it better than i can.


but this is totally normal for you to ask - most men have NO IDEA about this.

Answer 4

A period is when a woman has "her time of the month". She bleeds down below because every month we produce an egg an if that egg isn't fertilized by a sperm then you have to get rid of it so that is why we bleed every week in a month.

Answer 5

Period is menstruation. True. They are bleeding from "below". Like my younger brother said, it is like epistaxis, men has it come from their nose, and women has it come from "somewhere else down below". (Don't blame me. He was 9).
DO not worry. The bandage is important for them to avoid any humiliation. And it is a pretty good thing since blood doesn't drop everywhere. However, that is one of the reason why you are here now.

Answer 6

period is what women have been having long before we knew it. some call it period, cramps, menstrual cramps, cycle. she's not bandaging herself up, she's protecting the blood from dripping down her leg. in public would you want to see a woman bleeding from her vagina down her legs? try the following site.

Mom of B & D

Answer 7

They are called menstrual cycles. It just a way that women's bodies cleans themselves out. Every month there is an egg that is expelled into the uterus. When this egg does not get fertilized, it will be flushed out. you should check out some health websites such as: www.kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/girls/menstrual_problems.html
www.menstruation.com.au

Hopefully I have been of some assistance to you.

Answer 8

Every month we release a nice fresh egg for some lucky guy to fertilise, and our wombs prepare by creating a thick lining ready for the fertilised egg to plant in. if the egg is not fertilised, then the lining discards itself, ready for a fresh egg the next month, and a new lining starts forming again. I have no idea why it is called a period.

Answer 9

Comes from Menstrual Period. Just a cycle of time. I posted a link this should help.

Answer 10

once a month, a woman between ages of 12 to 45 or 50 ..menustrates to expel unfertilized eggs and excess blood from her reproductive organs